Brewdog Hazy Jane Mango New England Style IPA

Hazy Jane Mango IPA from Brewdog is the first from the holiday 12-pack. It's billed as a New England style India Pale Ale - I had to look up what that meant: in contrast to the West Coast IPA, which is dry, very hoppy/bitter, with dank piney notes, a New England IPA is purposely cloudy or hazy, has a creaminess not found in its West Coast cousin, and has a hop profile that is less bitter and leans more to a tropical profile, rather than citrus-y or piney. The base beer,

Hazy Jane IPA fits the bill, with little overt bitterness and hints of pineapple, mango, peach and lime. The mango version, naturally brings mango to the head of the line. When I first poured this ale, I immediately caught a whiff of the tropical fruit notes from the hops, as well as the mango itself. It's not a bolt from the blue, but this beer is a pretty solid IPA which should appeal, not only to the IPA novice, but to the pale ale veteran who doesn't see the point in a hop level that removes the enamel from your teeth and the paint from your car.